Sunday, 20 October 2013

It has been said a lot. Bitcoin is risky because it not “backed” by any government, asset, or commodity and has no intrinsic value in and of itself. It is true that Bitcoin is risky, but not for any those reasons. Bitcoin is risky because it is an entirely new disruptive technology with revolutionary potential in an unknown regulatory environment. The risk lies in Bitcoin’s ability to persevere despite the uncertain regulatory climate and realize its unspoken potential. The jury is still out on that.

Thursday, 10 October 2013

Bitcoin is a hot topic in Fintech right now so this Meetup explores some of the rapidly developing legal issues around using and setting up exchanges and using Bitcoin from both a merchant and consumer perspective. Is Bitcoin coming in from the cold? On the one hand Exchanges are getting regulated, even talking to the Fed, on the other hand some countries like Thailand have made it actually illegal to use Bitcoin. It's time for an update, especially for those thinking of adopting Bitcoin. This seminar will explore the latest themes and developments, the key Bitcoin players and their offerings. Find out more:

3. Sign up for a Mt. Gox exchange account for buying and selling Bitcoin, and also for storing Bitcoins if you don't trust the security of your own computer: https://mtgox.com/ If you are in the UK, sign up for an Intersango exchange account at Intersango Ltd

4. You can either deposit and withdraw funds to/from Mt. Gox/Intersango directly, or for greater speed use BitInstant: https://www.bitinstant.com/

5. Check out the official Bitcoin website: http://bitcoin.org/ if you prefer, you can also download the full Bitcoin client and wallet here using the latest software version. Instead of the lite version at 2. above

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Who made this?

Michael is an entrepreneurial banker, finance professional and Bitcoin Advisor/Shaper - the elegant protocol of Bitcoin is his enthusiasm, passion and promotion.

Michael has led two banks from potential bankruptcy - one in the UK and another overseas; both had accumulated la large impaired loan books, many years ahead of the global banking crisis triggered in 2007/8.

Bitcoin has perhaps the potential to be as big as the advent of the Internet itself - and to be very very disruptive to the making and receiving of payments. Payments made in Bitcoins are made at very low fees - a few cents only. So Long Paypal....